Racing and diving game



C MANTLEY RACING AND DIVING GAME Filed May 19, 1924 July 14, 1 925.

Patented July 14, 1925. i

Canada, have invented a new and useful Rac- UNITED. STATES P'ATEN 1,545,676 ors on;

CLAY MANTLEY, OF TORONTO, 'ONTARIO, CANADA;

RACING AND DIVING GAME.

Application filed May 19, 1924. Serial No. 714,333.

ing and Diving Game, of'which the following is a specification. c

The inventlon relates to a new and useful racing and diving game as described in the present specificatlon and illustrated in the accompanylng drawings wh ch form part of V the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically in the claims for novelty following an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to bring forth for the general use of the public a game that will be both amusing and instructive, at the same timeattractive in appearance compact in form; to provide a game dissimilar from the well-known and old games,awakeningthepopularity of this line and adapted to be installed in amusement parks, exhibitions and other public places of amusement, and generally to provide a device durable in construction, cheap in manufacture and efficient as a commercial value.

In the drawings,. H a

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe machine showing the working, thereof, showing the stairway broken away;

carriage.

, Figure 3 is a perspective viewof the doll Figure 4 is a view of the catch mechanism and driving gear.

two vertical shafts 9 and '10 attached to the frame 11 which is in turn suitably secured to the machine 1. j

a The vertical shaft has a sleeve 12 on. which is secured the pulley 8 and the gear13,

Figure 2 isa perspective viewof the gov-- the cable 24 on its descent.

and weights 14 are held on a resting plate 15 upon the sleeve 12. A pulley 16 and gear 17 are secured tothefupper part of the shaft 9 above the frame" 11. from which the driving belt or cable 18iScO 1I ected to the brake and winding apparatus. v The vertical shaft 10 has at top-and bottom gears 20 and 19respectively,,meshing with the gears13 and 17 of the shaft 9.

a, The brake and winding apparatus comprises a main shaft 21 which passes through as many of the machines as required, each machine irrespective of one another having ,a pulley wheel 22 loosely secured to the main shaft 21 and around which the driving belt 1 8 is secured. Toeach pulley wheel a drum in 23 is connected and operated thereby'for' winding and unwinding the cable 24 which controlling the movements of the doll. The construction. of the game itself comprises two pieces of sheet metal used as jtracks and guide ways 25 and 26. 1 These tracks are curved in such a way asis. suit- :able for theagame, while a stairway 27 is made on one side of the trackway 26 to give the appearance of the doll 28 mounting the steps while itis being pulled up by the cable 24. t. Y v g The cable 24 is secured at one end to the drum 23 and runs tangent thereto to the full length of the machine. Itthen changes its course vertically upwards to the trackway 26, encircles a pulley 29, thence to a pulley 30 and from there downwardly through a guide passage 31 and secured to, a spring carriage 32., v t 1 Situated below the stairway and a little to one side, a tank of water 33 is located, formed of an elongated shape, and having a runway 34 thereto. a a

The spring carriage 32 is composed of a fiat metal side 35havingfour pulley wheels 36, 37 38 and 39 formingaguideway 40 for the guide passage 31. spring 41 is held by the metal strip 42 at the top of the flat metal side 35, and having a catch 43 projecting therefrom, the cable 24 being secured to the spring carriage at 44. v

This spring carriag is adaptable to be pulled to the topmost position of the machine, that is at pulley 30, where a block 45' is located to prevent the spring carriage from further progress. The spring carriage then returns to its former position at the ,bottom ofthe steps, automatically winding The d011 carn ge comprises a resting spring'tdfor the doll QS-anda guide space 47, formed by the pulley wheels 48; 49', 50 and 51 for the trackwvay 26;;Awsteadying guide member 52 is formed for the lower trackway 25, While a curved' shaft"53 and wheel 54 is situated atthe lovver portion of the doll carriage and -is-used "forthe downward descent only when it. slides into the ide-"way 3%. Thefdoll bolted 'tothe rest- 'ivillfhavefthe a aranq r being ali ve th'e "fleXi-bi lityfof'th'e"spi'ing.' p v i, In the "operation 'o'ttlle fdevice' the machine is startedbyitlieturning Cjfthefivhe'el '2 :yvhi'ch fiaiitomatically tin-11s the grooved tvheelb xhavinga cable cohne'ctioiift the lower pulley oftlie overnor, 'vvhile the upper pulleybf "the g'ovrnor has" a connecting -{cable to the pulley wheel or the brake- Windm g apparatus, and; through the 'inte'rmeshiing gears erthe governor the speed of the *drum is 1prevented,from nil-Winding by "means orthe'pune wheel which iseonnefc't- The "doll carriage is; prevented from falling back to its'fold position by -'meansor the spring' carrialg'efispulled up the fincl ijne. If chancethe"controlliiig governor are displaced; the carriage is autometimny stopped 'and prevented from-"sliding 'downegain by the brakefin the winding a pparatus, 1

When= tlie "doll carriage reaches the summit of the machine, the spring -cari'ii'age f-whilrh'ascarried imp; is held-back by the "block at the end-hf the guide' 'passage -31. The doll' car'riage, is 'then carried downwardby gravity down the incline,ithe "curved f'sliaf-t and when 54, *fitting into the ;-guideway orgroove "'34:; thence to the Water tank of the trackway, dives into the tank and' out an em airin -teeters pqatien eer another 1'. Ina g'an', ama "track'yva y s one above' lie et er and parallel to each other fandconstructed in; a "series of flcurve's, a stairway secured on one side V e w kways a sprite; c rr a n r a m .y

am-enable r, A p, 55 adapted to beheld by said'-spriirgcari ier,

-Jhei d' on 'to the upper tr aclfw ay e fiamehavi g double a water tank za'tithe baseef is'aid trackways, and -a governor and control gear operating a brake comprising a drum and pulley heel for-Winding mildiunwinding the cable controlling the movements of said puppet i carriage the incline of said trackways prising a plurality ofqpulleys forming-a guideway thereinbetw'een for the upper trackway "and "a catch-and spring mechanism attlre topmost cornerthereof, a puppet carriage adapted-to be held said spring carrier, awater tank at the baseoii' said track- Ways, and a 'governor and control gear operating a brake comprising a drum and pulley wheel for Winding and 'nnWinding the cable controlling themovements of said-puppet carriage upthe incline of 'saidtrackways and releasing them-therefrom; 7

f Ina game, a main frame having climble trackvvays oneabove the'other and parallel to each other and constructed in; a series of curves a stairway secured on one si de of {s'a'i trackway; and a spring carrier permanently heldon the upper trackway and 'sli dabie thereon, apuppet-carriage having a plurality of pulley Wheelsfoiimingfaguide member and a curved rod "at itslowe'r "end flitting into a wheel and "a; guide memberfor the lowertrackvvay and "restingspring memhaving a doll securely"fastened fthereto, a Water tank at thebase of said 'trackways,

and a governor andtontml gear operatjing a brake comprising a drum {and pulley Wheel for Winding and unwinding the cable controlling the movements of said puppet carriage the incline {of said'trackivays and releasing thern"therefrom: fl

curves, a ,rigid stairway secured on fone side elongated shape and securedfon a level with said upper-tramwa 'anda governor and ,s i lg aii o raahg a brakecomprising a *drumand pulley wheel for Winding and unftvincli'ngthe cable controlling the movements 'ofsaid pup'petcarriage up the incl-ine of said trackways and releasing them therefrom. --5. In aga'me, 'a Fma1n framehav1ng double trakway'sone" above the other and "parallel to each other and 3 constructed in v a s'eiiesfof curves, a stairway secureid"-o'ne :side jiQfi Sa t iek ey nd ai prin'g @H P *manentlyf held onf the upper traekway a d "431m a gamefa mainframe havihgdouble ,trackyvays one above'the other and parallel to each-"other andconstructed in a series of er said trackvvays and a spring, carrier 'perslideable thereon, a puppet carriage adapted to be held by said spring carrier, a water tank at the base of said trackways, and a governor comprising two main shafts having intermeshing gears, a sleeve on one of said shafts having weights resting thereon at its upper end and a pulley at its lower end and a cable securing said pulley to a control wheel operating a brake comprising a drum and pulley wheel for winding and unwinding the cable controlling the movements of said puppet carriage up the incline of said trackways and releasing them therefrom.

6. In a game, a main frame having double trackways one above the other and parallel to each other and constructed in a series of curves, a rigid stairway secured on one side of said trackways and a spring carrier permanently held on to the upper trackway and slideable thereon, a puppet carriage adapted to be held by said spring carrier, a water tank at the base of said trackways, and a controlling wheel secured to a governor by a cable connection, a driving belt secured to the governor and passing around a grooved wheel secured to a main shaft, and a drum on one side of said grooved wheel and secured to said main shaft.

7. In a game, a main frame having double trackways one above the other and parallel to one another and constructed in a series of curves, a rigid stairway secured on one side of said trackways, and a spring carriage permanently held on to the upper trackway and slidable thereon, a puppet carriage adapted to be held by said spring carrier, a water tank at the base of said trackways, and a control wheel and governor hav ing a driving belt to grooved wheel secured to a main shaft and a drum for winding and unwinding a cable therearound having a ratchet Wheel for holding said cable from slipping and a releasing catch for said cable.

8. In a game, a main frame havingdouble trackways one above the other and parallel to one another and constructed in a series of curves, a r1g1d stalrway secured on one side of said trackways, and a spring carriage the length of said main frame and rising vertically therefrom to the topmost point of said trackway and around a plurality of pulleys through said guide passage and secured to said spring carrier.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature this 13th day of May, 1924 at the city of Toronto. I

CLAY MANTLEY.

Witnesses:

F. A. BOHNE, GERVAIN FEALL. 

